Folding visor



Patented Apr. 121932 I I;

UMTED WILLYIAM :r. 'rernon i r row-menses v Application filed April 10,

My invention relates to a newandu'seful' improvement in a folding visoradapted for use on veh cles such as automobiles and par-;

ticularly adapted for'use on automobiles hav 5, ing closed bodies.

It is an ob ect of the present invention to provide a light filteringshield which may-be moved into the line of vision of the driver of thevehicle at will so as to protectthe vision of the driver from lightglares. V It is another object of the invention to provide a device ofthis class'which will be sim- 1e of structure, economical ofmanufacture,-

and highly eflicient in use.

vision of a device of this class whichmay be moved, when in inoperativepositlon, to a position where it willnot obstruct the vision of thedriver and which, when moved to oper-E ative position, willafford amaximum protec tion. I e

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts hereinafter de-' scribed andclaimed.

The invention will behest understood by a reference to V theaccompanying drawings which form a part of this application and inwhich, i

Fig. 1 is an elevational view of the inven-v tion showing it applied. Vs

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the invention. r 1

Fig.3 is a view taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.

" on line 4-4 of Fig 2.

In the drawings, I have illustrated the invention applied to;ra vehiclehaving a body in the forward end thereof. The invention comprises aframehaving side rails 9 and 10 formed on opposite ends of the cross bar "13,these'lugs being corrugated. The upper ends Another object of theinvention is'the pro-' Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional viewtaken V obrown or any other deslred color which w1ll roof 7*with a transparentclosure 8 mounted.

theside railsQand l0'are pivotally coni 'inecte' d to theendsf1'6e'and17." =A'light filtering' member 18 isprovided withthe'frainejlQ 1 havinglugs20* formedZthereon whicharepivotallyconneeted'to the lower ends of thes'ideu mum and 10. The lowerend-of'tlie' siide rails[19 andlO- arejrprovided with-bosses 21 projeetcl'inWardly and 'a'daptedto engage in pockets 22 'formed onthe lug's 20.Laterally eXtendingdugsQ'iS and 24fare formed on "the frame 1;9--andbent into, engagement ewith' the member 1 8,ithu'ssecurely mountingthememtudi nal edges-of the memberus ibeing' em- '5 I "7 asin'dicatediniFig'.f1 and when' it is de sired to move the device to'inoperative'positi'on, the member" 18 is folded upon the frame havingthe 'si'de rails9 and l0 -andthisframeis then swung into horizontalpositien as shown in Fig. 1, The' corrugations orE-bosses serve "--t'oprevent und'ue movement of the; frame downwardly i into operativeposition; "*75, When it is desiredto use the device, the frame havingthe side rails 9 and 10 is swung down-f 'wardly into the position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 1 and'the shielding member 18 I may then beswung asshown in dottedlinesdso in Fig.1 to thedesired position'ofangularity so thatthe driver maysee through the mem ber v18. It ispreferred that this member 18 be'formed from a. colored transparentmaterial such as isin-glass or glasscolored greenfi preferred ture shownbut desire'to avail myself of such" variations and modifications as comewithin the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus describ myinvention, what loo form of my n n ion, I do notwish" to m fllyself to the precise details of struc- 7 siderailsintolmrizontal position, prevent j I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. A visor of the class described, comprising: a horizontally disposedcross bar; downwardly turned ends on said cross bar the up per surfaceof said cross bar being free from upward projections; side railspivotally con nected at one end to said downwardly turned ends;diagonally extending braces connect- 111g said s1de ralls; and ashleldlng member swingably mounted on the opposite ends of said siderails and swingable between and into alignment with said side rails,said diagonally extending braces, when positioned beneath said siderails, upon swinging of said ing downward swinging of saidshieldingmember. i

2. A VlSOP of the class described,'con1prising: a horizontally disposedcross bar downwardly turned ends on said crossbar the upper surface ofsaid cross bar being free from upward projections; side rails pivotallycon nected at one end to said downwardly turned ends and adapted toswing into a horizontal position; diagonally extending braces connectingsaid side rails and lying on the under side of said side rallsuponswinging of said side rails into horizontal position; a shieldin'gmember swingably mounted on the opposite ends of said side rails andadapted for lying in a single plane with said side rails, saiddiagonally extendlng braces preventing downward swinging movement ofsaid shielding member from said plane when moved.

thereto and swung into a horizontal position. In testimony whereof Ihave signed the foregoing specification.

WILLIAM J. TATE.

